Cannot pass USB drive to Windows HVM

Nico De Musso

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Apr 17, 2018, 7:41:32 AM4/17/18

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I've recently installed a Windows HVM but when i attach a usb hard drive from sys-usb to Windows HVM nothing appear on my Windows VM.With Fedora AppVMs is working fine but not on Windows.
I would need to attach a printer an external usb audio interface and an usb hard drive.
Is that possible to do it?

Drew White

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Apr 17, 2018, 8:13:16 PM4/17/18

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I have been complaining about this since Qubes 2.

Nico De Musso

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Apr 18, 2018, 2:31:48 PM4/18/18

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Actually in Qubes 2 everything was working fine.

799

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Apr 18, 2018, 3:09:45 PM4/18/18

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Hello,

Drew White <drew....@gmail.com> schrieb am Mi., 18. Apr. 2018, 02:13:

On Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:41:32 UTC+10, Nico De Musso wrote:

(...) when

i attach a usb hard drive from sys-usb to Windows HVM nothing appear on my Windows VM.

(...)

I have been complaining about this since Qubes 2.

@Qubes Team:

Is this something that will be solved in the near future?

Windows Support is very important to run corporate apps and also when you work in customer environments.

Maybe opening asking for funding would motivate someone to look for a solution.

If I can run a full windows HVM including seamless mode USB and maybe even Sound I can get rid of one addditonal laptop and would be happy to invest supporting a license.

[799]

River~~

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Apr 18, 2018, 3:19:56 PM4/18/18

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@Qubes Team:
Is this something that will be solved in the near future? [Reliable throughput from sys-USB to Win7 HVM ??]

Windows Support is very important to run corporate apps and also when you work in customer environments.

Maybe opening asking for funding would motivate someone to look for a solution.

....

I wonder how much funding would be involved?

My thought is that if Qubes devs could estimate time involved, then

Either

they could ask for crowdfunding to support that

Or

any other group of devs could do so - obvs they would have to post their backgrounds with the proposal.

The standard crowdfunding where people pledge support but only pay when the pledges meet the target seems ideal for this kind of project

R~~

Nico De Musso

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Apr 18, 2018, 5:33:43 PM4/18/18

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If only i can find a way to upgrade Fedora 20 to Fedora 27 i would revert back with Qubes 2 since in Windows HVM audio and usb is working.

Drew White

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Apr 19, 2018, 2:00:09 AM4/19/18

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On Thursday, 19 April 2018 07:33:43 UTC+10, Nico De Musso wrote:
> If only i can find a way to upgrade Fedora 20 to Fedora 27 i would revert back with Qubes 2 since in Windows HVM audio and usb is working.

Audio works fine for me in 3.2.
USB doesn't work in Qubes with Windows though.

Has not worked ever really. USB passthrough never functioned. I complained, it never got fixed. So don't expect it to get fixed anytime soon.

cooloutac

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Apr 19, 2018, 6:07:47 AM4/19/18

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I never got audio or usb passthrough ever working in my windows. but you can transfer files to other vms just fine.

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